Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 April 1911 — News Notes of Nearby Towns [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

News Notes of Nearby Towns

A* Furnished by Our Regular Correspondents

fjT items of Interest Yj] from Surrounding Town* Tersely Told. Chronicling the Happenings in the Territory Adjacent to the Jasper County Metropolis

i_ ——, i FAIR OAKS. j - i—- ■ - i Health is generally good in these "pans nowadays. Abe Bringle made a business trip to Rensselaer Wednesday, The Interlock Co. has a gang of men here again working on the plant. Mrs. G: Hiliis and little son went to Greeneastle Wednesday to visit home folks for a week. James Clifton shouldered his tool chest Tuesday and went down west of Rensselaer to do some carpentering.

1 Harry, the oldest son of Mrs. Maggie Keller, went last week to Minnesota to take up the work of firing an engine on a dredge boat.

, Weather fine, but a little cool of nights. Farmers are making use of every minute. Some are fearful that corn planting will be iate this spring.

There were three teams that arrived here Sunday to haul gravel on the roads. They are hauling it from here instead of Pembroke as first decided.

It this country don't grow an abundance of fruit, it isn’t Chas. Haheck s fault, as he is sending out a great number of nice young fruit tre< - of all kinds.

The funeral of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Casey’s little babe took place Tuesday at the house. A few songs were sang, scripture reading and prayers given and also a short talk by Miss Hannah Culp.

The people of Fair Oaks and vicinity have set May 13 to meet at the cemetery to clean and fix up the graves, and all who wish can get their deeds for the lots. All whs are interested are requested to meet on that day and help in this work. Chas. Gundy was at home Sunday. He changed his mind about going into business and has decided to move to Gary, so their goods were shipped Wednesday. He will continue in the employ of the Indiana Southern R. R. Co, He moves there so he can be at home mpre. Milt will remain here and continue in the soft drink business.

) LEE. | —I HJ. H. Culp lost a good black mare Tuesday. Elmer Gilmore and family visited his parents Sunday. Ira Williamson, who was recently sick, is better now. Walter Jordan and family visited his parents last Sunday. James Overton of Rensselaer visited his son Frank Sunday. Horton & Mosley made a business call here to their ranch. Harley Clark has a fine new buggy. Now, girls, there is you»r chance. Rev. Quonen and family took dinner Sunday at H. C. Anderson's. Mrs. Mable Rishling visited her parents the latter part of last week. David Culp and J. H. Culp made a business trip to Mont icello Wednesday. O. S. Hughes, the blacksmith, made a business trip to Rensselaer Monday. W. L. Stiers is preparing to remodel his house and build a newfront porch.

Mrs. John Peregrine visited her daughter, Mrs. Ben Denton, at this place Saturday, The Stiers children are able to be out again after their recent spell of typhoid fever. This is fine weather now and everybody is very busy, both men and women, with their spring w-ork. David Culp and family and daughter, Mrs. Sallie Conaway of Wisconsin, visited here Tuesday at Alvin Clark’s, the hardware man.

! NORTH UNION. —| ! Will Weston , was in Rensselaer Monday. Will Weston helped J. W. Faylor Tuesday. ’ J. W. Faylor is attending court this week. Shelby Comer was around Tuesday buying fat hogs. We understand Dan Wolfe was taken very sick Tuesday. Mrs. Will Faylor attended church at Good Hope Sunday afternoon; Mrs. Will Faylor went to Fair Oaks Wednesday forenoon shopping. J. W. Faylor’s young folks attended Sunday school at Brushwood Sunday. * Chauncie Dexter and Miss Elder of Rensselaer spent Sunday with his parents. Revs. Shaffer and Rardin were in this part of the township Tuesday calling on the people. .. Mfs. Peyton, Grace and Wilma Saturday night and Sunday with Mrs. B. D. Comer. T .

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Harrington and Glhdys attended church at Good Hope Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Mary Peyton and Wilma attended the last day of her daughter Grace’s school Saturday. T Dr. Hapsson was at A. R. Schultz’s Sunday. Mr. Schultz has the auto fever. He is not the only one. ■ Three girl friends of Helen and Lois Meader came home with them Friday evening and returned Sunday evening. David Yeoman and ,family were out trying their new-, buggy, and called on Mr. and Mrs, Will Favlor Tuesday afternoon.

A young lady friend of Josie Dexter spent Satnrday with her. A number of young people spent the evening at H. Dexter’s.

B. D. Comer. M. Gant, J. W. Faylor organized a Sunday school at Yirgie school house last Sunday with a big turnout. A collection was taken up to send for song books and literature to something better than $5.50, which ps a good start.

Those preheat'- the last day of school were Mrs. 1. F. Meade? and girls. Mrs. H. Dexter and Josie, Mr. and Mrs. J. Miller and sons Wallace and Louis, Mrs. Millspaugh, Mrs. Todd and little girls. Mrs, j. W. Favlor and famil, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Faylor. Al Keener, Mrs. Paul Schultz. Mrs. A. R. Schultz and daughter Lena. Mrs. Amiel Stibbe, Fred Kullus and four young ladies from Rensselaer. They all partook of the fine dinner prepared by the patrons, and in the afternoon a program was rendered bv the school which spoke well for their teacher and was enjoyed by all present.

ROSEBUD, j - Lonnie Davisson spent Sunday with Paul Lesh. Miss Nettie Davisson spent Sunday with Miss Lillian Alter. Kate and Floss Smith spent last Thursday w-ith Lillian Alter. Miss Lillian Alter and mother went to Parr Tuesday afternoon. There will be preaching at Rosebud Sunday morning and Sunday night. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Pull ins visited with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Iliff of Parr Sunday. Quite a few from Rosebud attendtended church at Goodhope Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Grover Ritchey is visiting with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Smith. Mts. John Parker of visited w-ith her daughter, Mrs. Taylor Wood, Sunday. Rev. Rardin and wife and daughter spent last Wednesday with Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Wilcox. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Lowman called on the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Harrington, Sunday. James Hopkins was seen going through Rosebud Sunday afternoon in his race cart. Look out, girls. Peck Hopkins and best girl were seen driving through one of the main streets of Rosebud Sunday afternoon. Miss Margie Raa-din returned home Tuesday from a three weeks visit with her grandmother at Sheridan, Ind. Mr. and Mrs. Amos Alter and son Halley and Mrs. O. S. Rardin went to Rensselaer Sunday afternoon in the former’s auto. Mrs, Peyton and tw-o daughters, Grace and Wilma of Rensselaer, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. B. D. Comer and attended Sunday school at Rosebud.

1 | MILROY. —I : 1Mrs. Gaffield called on Mrs. Parks Tuesday afternoon. Miss Alice Dewey is working for Mrs. Manson Beaver. Mrs. Ed „ May assisted Mrs. Stine Monday with her papering. Mr. and Mrs. James Brown took dinner Sunday with Geo. Foulks’. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Saltwell ate dinner Sunday with John Southard’s. Rev. Ellis took dinner Sunday with Mrs. Anna'Chapman and family. Thos. Spencer spent Sunday afternoon with John Southard and family. - ■ . W. I. Bivans called on his daughter, Mrs. Geo. Bullington and family, Sunday. Thos. Spencer and Geo. Foulks hauled bridge lumber Tuesday from Wolcott. Mrs. Thos. Spencer and children called on Mrs. Wm. Culp Saturday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Parks spent Sunday with Mrs. Parks mother, Mrs. Ravenscroft. Miss Irene Gray, who teaches Diamond school, vissted Thos. Spencer’s Thursday night of last week.

Mrs. Geo. Conway and two children of Wisconsin visited her brother, Wm. Culp, the first of the week. Margaret Shlde, Lucy Pagnett, Zoa Marquie, Oscar Pagnett and Carl Shide called on G. L. Parks Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Farks went to Rensselaer Monday and treated themselves to a fine new- rug tor their dining room. Elder Ellis went Monday to his home in Idaville. He came back during the week to assist Mr. Landa, ihe evangelist, in the meetings. W. I. Bivans and Geo. Foulks have put a bots on the Monon R-18 which will be nearer for them to get their mail than Lee would be. The old Banner school house was sold Saturday afternoon to George Asherman. He will move it to bis farm and use. it as a dwelling. The, consideration was S7B. i D. Z. Clark and children, Martha! and Mrs. Frank May and little 1 daughter Ruth and John Clark went tr Sidney, Ohio, Sunday to be with! the former's mother-in-law, .Mrs.! Mary Clark, w-ho is seriously ill with no hope of recovery from a compli-j cation of diseases, also her age. She; will be 90 next July.

| SOUTH NEWTON. | ;i.; ■ ■ ' Oscar Weiss spent Sunday in Goodland with relatives, The farmers were all busy the first of the week hauling fertilizer Mrs. David Bare and children called on Miss Nancy Carr Tuesday afternoon. nice warm days make the farmers feel better, its more like farming now. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Pruett visited with the former’s parents near Ade Sunday. Mir. and Mrs. Jeff Smith called on Earl Leek and wife Sunday evening after church. Miss Sadie Paulus spent Saturday night and Sunday with Miss Mary Johnson of Mt. Ayr. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wortley took Sunday dinner with Mrs. Johnson and family at Mt. Ayr. Mrs. Henry Doan and daughter Victoria were calling on friends in this locality last Thursday. Miss Jessie Koons and lady friend of Logansport visited a few days here last week with her parents. Mrs. Mary Powell of Rensselaer came Sunday for a few- days visit with her son, Arthur and family. Little Hildred and Lloyd Paulus spent Wednesday afternoon with their little cousin, Charles Waling. Trustee Ed Lane w-as taking enumeration in this vicinity last Friday. He took dinner with Charles Weiss and family. Eli Brown was called to the southern part of the state Sunday by the death of his son w-hose sickness was mentioned in last week’s items. Mr. and Mrs. Lyman Raymond and daughter Pearl and son Carl, of the U. S. Navy, were Sunday visitors with their daughter, Mrs. Harve Pearson and husband. Henry Shipman visited from Thursday till Saturday w-ith friends here. He will leave in a short time for Burke, S. D., to spend the summer with his daughter, Mrs. Everal Smith. Mrs. Arthur Powell and Mrs. Fred Waling visited Wm. Gratner’s east of Rensselaer Saturday night and Sunday. Their mother, Mrs. Silas Potts, who has been visiting there, also returned with the former and spent Sunday night with her. She went on to her home near Brook Monday.

—! ; ! s ! | NEW CENTER. L -I * T Miss A>ra Griswold is on the sick list. Wiley Latta transacted business in Wolcott Saturday. Mrs, Hanna spent Wednesday as- ! tarnoon wtith Mrs. Geo. Hanna. John Sommers, Sr. and son Chas. hauled tile from Wolcott Monday. Elmer Clark and family spent Sunday with Geo. Caster and family. • Nick Dignan and family spent Sunday with Geo. Caster and family. Mr. and Mrs. Fred May spent Sunday with the latter’s brother, Ludd Clark. Wiljey Latta and brother Andy hauled fertilizer from Wolcott Wednesday.

PINE GROVE. j Having fine weather for the farmers. James Campbell is not so well at this writing. , John Torbet helped Harry Beck sow oats Wednesday. Katie Morgenegg is working for Elda Stowers this week. Bertha Parker is working for Mrs. Geo. Daniels this week. The attendance of Independenc*Snnday school Sunday was 56. John Torbet helped Clint Beck sow oats Monday and Tuesday. Andrew Rapp threshed clover seed for Frances Marion Wednesday. Mrs. Will Schultz called on Mrs. Julies Schultz Wednesday afternoon. Gusta McCleary is working for Omar Kenton near Surrey this week. Elaford Torbet and Harry Beck helped Chas. Shroyer ditch this week. ■ ■ „ Mrs. James , Torbet spent Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. Maud Comer of near Aix. Katie Morgehegg and two little sis:-:s attended Sunday school at Inc- ; endenee Sunday. Mrs. James Torbet took dinner with Mrs. Ida Pierce and daughters, in Rensselaer Tuesday. X-Uie Gilmore of Rensselaer spent Sauirday night and Sunday with relatives in Pine Grove. '... and . Mrs. Clint Beck and chi' aren spent Sunday with his br v - ther Harry andiamily. Bertha Cdojper, John Daniels and Charles Britt spent Sunday evening with Chioae and John Torbet. Roy Torbet and Newton Jenkins took supper with Harry Beck and family one evening this weekJames Leatherman is making quite an improvement on his farm by remodeling and rebuilding. Mrs. Mahala Williams of near Aix spent Monday night and Tuesday with Chas. Shroyer and family. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Davis of near Gifford broke bread with Mrs. Sarah McCleary of Independence Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. James Torbet, two sons and little daughter spent Sunday with Mrs. W. N. Jordan and family of Newland. Mrs. Geo. Daniels came home Saturday from Chicago Heights where she has been taking a two weeks treatment for her eyes. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Torbet and Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Daniels took Saturday dinner with Mr and Mrs. Wm Daniels and son Elmer of Rensselaer. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Shields of Indiana Harbor and the latter’s mother, Mrs. Jane Hurley Of Blackford, spent Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Walker. Little Ivan Dale of near Crawfordsville, who is spending this spring with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. James Torbet, spent Wednesday with his little cousin, Lloyd Beck, of Independence.

( SCHULTZ SETTLEMENT. [ , - '' } Amiel Stibbe called on John Stibbe Wednesday. Miss Elsie Schultz was a Rensselaer goer Friday. Rinehold Schultz spent Sunday with home folks. • • v ... I Amiel Stibbe is sporting a new ■ wagon and set of harness nowadays. l Mrs. Paul Schultz ealkd on Mrs. j Paul L. Schultz Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Amiel Stibbe called | on Mr. and Mrs. .John Stibbe Sun-! day. • ”■* ''.'j Amiel" Stibbe has purchased a fine i team or horses of Paul Schultz, paying in the neighborhood Of S4OO for them. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Town and' mother, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Krueger called on Wm. Schultz and family Sunday. Amiel Stibbe helped Paul Schultz haul gravel Saturday. Paul is preparing to build a grainery in the near future. James McColly will do the work. Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Schultz went to see the latter’s father, Daniel Wolfe, of near Demotte Tuesday. Mr. Wolfe suffered a stroke of paralysis Saturday, but is slowly recovering, Mrs. Paul Schultz and two children and sister, Mrs. Amiel Stibbe. Mrs. A. R. Schultz and daughter, Miss Lena, attended the last day of school at Center Saturday. All report a good time. .H T ; j PARR. Miss Ocie Wood was a Rensselaer goer Tuesday. Prayer meeting was held at Roy Hurley’s Wednesday evening. The farmers in this vicinity are all busy in the fields nowadays. Charles Brusnahan attended the dance at Kentland Monday evening and reported a good time. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Schreeg and daughters made an auto trip to Mb. Ayr and Morocco Tuesday. Miss —Ocie Wood left so Ground and Lafayette Wednesday where she wilt “visit triends. 1 The Squire Dingee Co. will run their factory this summer, and want all the farmers to raise all the pickles possible. Seed can be had at Wood’s Dept. Store. a!9-4

OAK GROVE. John Price was a Rensselaer goer Thursday. John Sroekwell visited T. J. Parker Monday.; James Chatman was out to his farm Wednesday, a ' i ' Everett Parker called on Arthur Zimmerman Sunday. ■ ' Mr. Braddock and two sons were Rensselaer goers Monday. Mrs. T. J. Parker called on Mrs. John Price Saturday evening. Joe Davis and wife spent Sunday with Mrs. McCleary and family. James Davis and family spent Sunday with Alf McCoy and wife. Mr. and Mrs. John Price spent Sunday with Frances Marion and wife. Bertha. Orpha and Myrtle Parker attended Sunday school at Independence Sunday. Bertha Parker, who has been working for Mrs. George Daniels, returned home Monday. MT, AYR. '■ l n ~ (From the pilot.) Dr. Martin, transacted business at Rensselaer Friday, Lesley' Miller came up Friday evening from Kentland. J. B. Ashby is remodeling the interior of his residence. Mrs W. A. Coover has been on the sick list this week. E. G. Perrigo took his mules o his Illinois farm Monday. John Brooks expects to move his family to Knlman next Monday. J. M. Miller reports that he will open a pool room in the old Sigler store room as soon as same can be put in shape. Miss Addle Harris came from Terre Haute Friday to visit under the parental roof and attend the exercises at the M. E. church Saturday night. . Thomas Mitchell has moved from the Kennedy ranch to "the rooms in the rear of Stacker's barber shop. It is reported that he will work with Charles Penwright this summer.

OBITUARY.

Alexander Demoss was born at Cicero, Ind., June 6, 1835, and died at his home April 18, 1911, aged 75 years, 10 months and 12 days. He moved with his parents to Fairbury. 111., when a small boy, where he resided until 1895, when he moved to Idaville, Ind. He resided there, until 1908, when he moved to Pulaski county, where he continued to reside until death.

We was united in marriage to Sarah Sparks in 1853. To this union were bom three children, one son and two daughters. But it was not his privilege to have this family with him very long. His children were called away before they were three years old, and his wife died in 1870.

He was again united in the holy bonds of matrimony with Harriet O’Neal April 27. 1873. This union was blessed with eight children, 3 sons and 5 daughters, one son. Perry L.. was called away August 2. 1905. The other children. Mrs. Cora Haddock of Guernsey, Ind.; Frank H. Demoss of Buffalo, Ind.; Mrs. Ora E. Hayes of Medaryville, Ind.; Frederick A. Demoss of I lemon e, Ind.; Mrs. Gertie M. Lehmann of Chase. Mich.; Mrs. Vera P. Read of Chase, Mich., and lona D., still with the parents at home, were all present at the funeral. He leaves behind his wife, seven children, eleven grandchildren, two brothers, and one sister. Mrs. Daniel Street of Fairbury. 111. His brother John was present at the time of death. Bat the other brother and sister .could not be present. Besides his family circle he leaves many near relatives and friends to mourn their sad loss. Funeral services were held at 9 o'clock Thursday, April 20, at his late home 5% miles southeast of Medaryville, conducted by Elder Ja- , cob M. Fross. Interment made in Buffalo cemetery beside the son. I Text Ist Cor. 15; 20-2 2,